When Hazleton, PA., became the first city in the nation to
enact an ordinance curtailing the rights of illegal immigrants,
Ilan Rosenberg, GL’02, knew he had to get involved.

Rosenberg, who emigrated from Mexico to the United States
seven years ago, said he was motivated to work on the case
because he did not think it fair to deny illegal immigrants due
process or to treat them like criminals, particularly in a country
built on immigration.

As a member of the Cozen O’Connor legal team, Rosenberg
helped overturn Hazleton’s law. Last November, he
joined three colleagues from the Philadelphia law firm in
reviewing the case before a group of students at Penn Law.
The firm worked pro bono.